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I have two Shelties and I bathe them every two weeks year-round and they never go a groomer. I don't like to do it that often, but they wrestle and play and mouth each other so much that they get dirty/stinky so fast. I brush them every other day. I just don't see how some people claim that they only bathe their dogs every few months...their dogs must either stay outside all the time so they don't notice how dirty/smelly they are OR if they are inside dogs, they must not spend much time playing outside. Mine are inside dogs, but spend a couple hours total per day outside playing...and they eat high quality grain-free dog food.

Large breed long haired chihuahua and a bulldog/terrier mix short haired. right now it's every two weeks, but when the fleas start in it is every week with dawn and vinegar. Vinegar and dawn kill the fleas and is gentle on their skin.

I give my guys a bath once a month in the winter and about every 2 weeks in the summer. That is usually to often but I have no choice in the summer we spend time in North Carolina with family that have cows. My dogs love rolling around in those fields and reek.